The Latest on International Women's Day:Tens of thousands of people marched in Argentina's capital on International Women's Day to condemn violence against women and to demand equal rights and legalized abortion.The demonstrators Thursday banged on drums, chanted slogans and carried flags and banners along the streets of Buenos Aires, marching in front of the Congress building. Many women wore green handkerchiefs symbolizing the abortion rights movement.Argentina allows abortion only in cases of rape or risk to a woman's health. But dozens of Argentine lawmakers from several political parties presented a bill Tuesday that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.Some demonstrators lay on the streets motionless while wearing white shirts stained with red paint to look like blood. The banners next to them read: "While you debate, we die."———Hundreds of Brazilian women are marching to demand equal rights and protest gender-based violence to … [Read more...] about The Latest: Tens of thousands in Argentina mark Women’s Day

Same England tour, but another month, and another format. After Australia lorded the Ashes, and England returned the compliment in the 50-over series, it is time, not for everyone to go home because that would leave a tiny gap in the schedule, but to stage a 20-over tri-series with Australia and New Zealand. The three countries will play each other twice before the final in Auckland - no great context, yet better than the one-off T20 internationals usually stuffed into a tour. To this end England are practising in Canberra, with a day-night game against the Prime Minister’s XI on Friday before meeting Australia in Hobart on Wednesday. They play their second game against Australia in Melbourne before crossing the Tasman for their two matches against New Zealand and, if they preserve their fluent white-ball form, the final. In Tests England are ranked fifth, which is pretty poor; in ODIs they are third, which reflects their revival since the 2015 World Cup; and fourth in T20 … [Read more...] about James Vince hoping to avenge Ashes performance as England tour moves to T20 mode

From Press Association Joe Root's last stand was all that feasibly stood between England and 4-0 Ashes embarrassment as they diced with a landslide innings defeat at the SCG. Shaun and Mitch Marsh completed their centuries, finishing respectively with 156 and 101 out of Australia's monumental first-innings 649 for seven on day four of the final Test. Then Steve Smith's mid-afternoon declaration put the onus on England to reveal a resilience which has been lacking throughout the winter - and they formed no new habits on the way to 93 for four, still 210 adrift, despite their captain's unbeaten 42 from 124 balls. In extreme conditions, city record 47 degree heat under near cloudless skies, the tourists were softened up by the Marshes - who took their fifth-wicket stand to 169. By each passing an Ashes century in the same innings, the two sons of former Test opener Geoff were emulating deeds of two previous sets of Australian brothers - the Chappells in 1972 and the Waughs in 2001, both … [Read more...] about Australia vs England, fifth Ashes Test day four: report as Joe Root digs in to delay Nathan Lyon’s victory push